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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who vigorously denounced the Stamp Act riots in 1765?
(a) Thomas Hutchison.
(b) James Otis.
(c) Henry Laurens.
(d) Daniel Moore.

2. Who was an important patron of Ben Franklin?
(a) David Hume.
(b) Thomas Penn.
(c) William Keith.
(d) William Gouch.

3. What percentage of 18th century colonial Americans were employed in farming?
(a) 85%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 95%.

4. What would eventually secure the people's right to participate in government?
(a) Legal documents.
(b) Religious freedom.
(c) The right to own property.
(d) The right to vote.

5. What was the status of an indentured servant in colonial America?
(a) He was working his way up the ladder.
(b) He was property.
(c) He was a free agent.
(d) He was the lowest class of society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the highest class of British society called?

2. How were superiors, magistrates, and masters to be honored?

3. How was high office in colonial America considered?

4. Who was the head of a colonial household?

5. Who did the American colonists blame when the wrong people held office?

(see the answer key)

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